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15 November Book Releases We're Excited About
And What You Can Read in the Meantime
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 26, 2021
Our TBR piles may be taller than we are, but that doesn’t stop us from browsing (and buying!) new books! Here are fifteen exciting November releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can pick up right now.
Paul McCartney's The Lyrics Plus 10 More Essential Beatles Books
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 24, 2021
No one can deny the massive cultural impact of the Beatles. Now with the publication of Paul McCartney’s new memoir, The Lyrics, fans of The Fab Four can dig deeper into the history of the band and one of its foundational members. Here you can preorder the book and learn about ten other essential Beatles texts.
Into the Underworld
10 Rich Retellings of the Myth of Hades and Persephone
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 21, 2021
As autumn deepens, we recall the Greek myth about the king of the underworld kidnapping the goddess of spring and forcing the world into winter. Enjoy this deep dive into some of the literature reimagining this tantalizing tale.
#EnemiesToLovers
10 Passionate Love Stories that Start with Hate
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 19, 2021
If you love Pride and Prejudice, you're probably a fan of enemies-to-lovers romances. And why wouldn't you be? All that fiery intensity belies an explosive passion just waiting to burst forth. Here are some of our favorite new romances between sworn enemies.
Friends of the Library Week!
What They Are and Why They're Important
By The Library Team • October 17, 2021
The 16th Annual Friends of the Libraries Week is October 17–23, 2021. This kicks off another year to show appreciation and recognition to the Friends. Their daily volunteer work helps fund our libraries, keeping them alive and their doors open to readers. ThriftBooks creates a circle with the Friends groups; we help them sell their books resulting in increased library funding.
It’s TeenTober!
Help Keep Your Teens Reading
By Barbara Hagen • October 14, 2021
October is TeenTober, a nationwide celebration by libraries to fuel the passions of teens in and outside of libraries. When it comes to reading, kids and teens today have a plethora of options, endless almost. The challenge as children become teenagers is not what to read but how to keep them reading. Learn more about TeenTober and the trick that I have found to help keep books in their hands.
For Fans of 'Squid Game'
What to Read or Watch Next
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 12, 2021
If you're among the legion of fans of Netflix's Squid Game, a South Korean dystopian horror series, you may be wondering what else is out there that can give you the same sick thrill. Here are our suggestions of what to read or watch next.
The 2021 National Book Award Finalists
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 10, 2021
The 2021 National Book Award finalists were announced last week. This prestigious annual literary award includes five different categories—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature—with five finalists for each. Read on for the twenty-five books that made the cut.
Back to the Theater!
Get Ready for an Exciting Book-to-Screen Season
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 07, 2021
The pandemic put many exciting film releases on hold, but movies are back, baby! And, in keeping with our key interests, we've put together a list of upcoming book-to-screen adaptations that we can't wait to see. (But only after we read, of course.)
'Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore"'
7 Mysterious Facts About Edgar Allan Poe
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 05, 2021
Edgar Allan Poe died mysteriously on October 7, 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland, when he was only forty years old. Even so, he is considered one the most influential writers of all time and credited with the invention of several genres, including detective and crime fiction. Read on to learn more about him.
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